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FREESTYLE SKIING: Eric Bergoust


            Eric Bergoust

Personal
Country: United States
Born: Aug. 27, 1969, in Missoula, Mont.
Height: 6"0'   Weight 165 lbs.
Current Home: Missoula, Mont.

Competition Highlights


World Championships: 1997 (2nd).
U.S. Championships: 1997 (1st); 1996 (1st); 1994 (9th).
1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics: 7th-aerial.

Fun Facts


 Bergoust, an ardent gymnast, was attracted to freestyle skiing after seeing it on a 1985 ESPN broadcast. Four years later, he took home the North American aerial title.
 One of five children, Bergoust enjoys techno music and is a fan of science-fiction movies and TV shows such as "The Twilight Zone."
Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune

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